THANK YOU You are a wonderful help to a lot of people on this forum! Thanks heaps!

You are most welcome

I had a range of people give quotes on getting grout sealed. If you've got a lot of tiles it's not cheap, but it's worth it, especially with the 10 year guarantee. It would have been the most tedious exercise imaginable to do myself and I knew I'd procrastinate and it would end up not getting done (or only partially done) if I decided to do it myself!! lol

Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne.Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in.

Hi guys,Sorry.. about the grout sealing, r u doing it on top of what Burbank provides? Like double grouting? I don't have a lot of tiles but thinking double grouting will be a good idea. Cos at the mo i'm living in my sister in law's house (also built by Burbank) about 5 years old and I can see the grout starts to look sad already.

Hi guys,Sorry.. about the grout sealing, r u doing it on top of what Burbank provides? Like double grouting? I don't have a lot of tiles but thinking double grouting will be a good idea. Cos at the mo i'm living in my sister in law's house (also built by Burbank) about 5 years old and I can see the grout starts to look sad already.

dsbuild - congrats on the fixout!! woohoo can't wait to see photos!

Burbank don't seal the grout. Sealing is not double grouting, it is a protective clear additive that penetrates the grout and provides it with stain resistance. It's best to apply when the grout is new. It gets painted onto the grout and is absorbed by the grout and is especially useful in kitchens, high traffic areas and meals areas where spills and tracking of dirt are common.

Completed a knock down and rebuild in northern Melbourne.Handover completed 27/09/2013 and now moved in.

Have enjoyed reading your thread....really like the brick choice...and the information about the sealing of the grout....loved the tip about recording all the choices you make at colour selection...something I would have neglected to do when going for the appointment...but now I will definitely take a book with me to record all the information down for future reference...looking forward to reading more of your journey and seeing many more pictures

This is the kitchen. Now don't be shocked! I have posted a couple of times that I have a white and black kitchen. I am desperately waiting to see how the white splash back ties the white overhead cupboards in with the bench!

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My SS kindly told me good luck with the lower cupboards, as with all the sunlight we will be getting in that room and the high gloss of the black the scratches are going to show up badly! Anyone else has any experience with crystal gloss finish?

This is the Laundry

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Powder room - still waiting for the bench top

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Main Bathroom

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Ensuite

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I hope everyone is having a good day and thanks for taking the time to have a look at my post!

Have enjoyed reading your thread....really like the brick choice...and the information about the sealing of the grout....loved the tip about recording all the choices you make at colour selection...something I would have neglected to do when going for the appointment...but now I will definitely take a book with me to record all the information down for future reference...looking forward to reading more of your journey and seeing many more pictures

Thanks KarenP27 - I know its not the best thread going around, but I enjoy interacting with other users on this forum. The bricks where a big deal for us, and we where determined to save some money in this area and pick standard one. I think its paid off! For your colour appointment take photos too... you will forget. it may seem a bit much but when you have something to look back on when you say did we pick that you'll be pleased you did!

This is the kitchen. Now don't be shocked! I have posted a couple of times that I have a white and black kitchen. I am desperately waiting to see how the white splash back ties the white overhead cupboards in with the bench!

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My SS kindly told me good luck with the lower cupboards, as with all the sunlight we will be getting in that room and the high gloss of the black the scratches are going to show up badly! Anyone else has any experience with crystal gloss finish?

Ensuite

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Wow Lovely black and White kitchen there Dsbuild.. It will look even more eye catching once the White glass splashback is in.

Its either the black scratches or the dirty kids finger prints... one of the other.. hehehehe Maybe we both just leave the plastic cover on the cupboard , what you say

Hey I notice your Ensuite vanity is hard up against the left side of the wall, is this how it suppose to be? Strange how they dont either make it full length OR centre it across the wall?? What are you planning to put on the RHS?? Is this how they have it at the Display home??

This is the kitchen. Now don't be shocked! I have posted a couple of times that I have a white and black kitchen. I am desperately waiting to see how the white splash back ties the white overhead cupboards in with the bench!

My SS kindly told me good luck with the lower cupboards, as with all the sunlight we will be getting in that room and the high gloss of the black the scratches are going to show up badly! Anyone else has any experience with crystal gloss finish?

Ensuite

Wow Lovely black and White kitchen there Dsbuild.. It will look even more eye catching once the White glass splashback is in.

Its either the black scratches or the dirty kids finger prints... one of the other.. hehehehe Maybe we both just leave the plastic cover on the cupboard , what you say

Hey I notice your Ensuite vanity is hard up against the left side of the wall, is this how it suppose to be? Strange how they dont either make it full length OR centre it across the wall?? What are you planning to put on the RHS?? Is this how they have it at the Display home??

Also good taste with the vanity basin.. we have the same haahahah

This will shock you... It took us an hour an half to pick the kitchen. For practical reasons my head was saying no to the high gloss black, but my lovely and helpful color girl was like your not going to touch them that much. They'll be ok. In the end we where running out of time I just had to make a decision. so yes I am going to spend the rest of my life polishing my black high gloss cupboards. They will look there best the very first day we move in! Lol! Im with you, let's leave the plastic on until our kids are 20!???

The vanity in the ensuite is centred. If I stand in front of it, it won't fit in the camera shot so I have to stand on an angle. The gap is small either side of the vanity, I don't think anything will fit there expect dust. I didn't think much about the gap as both my bathrooms in this house are the same... I figured they don't put them hard against the wall for some reason. The display home had no vanity just free standing basins with chrome pipes. No cupboards in the ensuite at all! Don't know where you'd put your tooth brush! Haha